1950 Opelika Owls Statistics

Georgia-Alabama League (GGL) - Class: D
Team Record: 52-72
Finished 7th in the GGL
Manager: Woody Bottoms (0-0), Don Bailey (0-0), Wheeler Flemming (0-0)
Location: Opelika, Alabama
Ballpark: Pepperell Park
Attendance: 36,912, Avg. 595

1950 Opelika Owls Roster

The Opelika Owls of the Georgia-Alabama League ended the 1950 season with a record of 52 wins and 72 losses, finishing seventh in the GGL.

The Owls tallied 609 runs, worst in the circuit, and allowed 770 runs. Bob Julian led hitters with significant playing time with a .236 average. Claude Jackson topped Opelika with 13 wins and a team-best 2.46 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances. Woody Bottoms, Don Bailey and Wheeler Flemming served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Claude Jackson	13	3	.812	2.46	19						139.0	125	59	38	2	67
Delma Maddox	10	12	.455	4.36	34						198.0	197	127	96	20	108
Jim Creel	8	8	.500	4.07	19						115.0	110	67	52	6	87
Clyde Liedtke	5	47	.096	5.08	11						62.0	79	52	35	8	44
Thomas Jones	3	7	.300	5.18	15						66.0	72	48	38	4	27
Bill Martin	3	10	.231	4.80	25						133.0	144	98	71	9	108
Scobie Creel	2	6	.250	5.46	22						56.0	68	42	34	6	32
Totals	44	93	.321	4.26	155	0	0	0	0	0	769.0	795	493	364	55	473	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Bob Julian	126	508	508		120	21	3	0						.236	.236	.289	.526	147
James Riddle	82	271	271		79	16	3	0						.292	.292	.373	.664	101
Edward Irons	55	200	200		72	12	5	12						.360	.360	.650	1.010	130
John Rigdon	59	213	213		72	13	3	5						.338	.338	.498	.836	106
Wheeler Flemming	91	316	316		71	9	1	1						.225	.225	.269	.494	85
Louis Zaden	41	156	156		59	7	4	5						.378	.378	.571	.949	89
George Hamilton	39	155	155		42	5	1	2						.271	.271	.355	.626	55
Scobie Creel	67	155	155		40	3	3	1						.258	.258	.335	.594	52
Jim Creel	47	134	134		37	4	1	1						.276	.276	.343	.619	46
Allen Baker	52	169	169		37	9	1	2						.219	.219	.320	.538	54
Manuel Dorsky	38	144	144		34	4	1	2						.236	.236	.319	.556	46
Dewey Sims	44	141	141		32	10	0	1						.227	.227	.319	.546	45
Woody Bottoms	18	69	69		19	0	0	0						.275	.275	.275	.551	19
Louie Letlow	29	102	102		19	4	4	0						.186	.186	.304	.490	31
Frank Azzarello	23	89	89		16	2	0	1						.180	.180	.236	.416	21
J. E. Michael	16	63	63		15	0	1	0						.238	.238	.270	.508	17
Delma Maddox	40	91	91		13	2	1	0						.143	.143	.187	.330	17
Otto Schulz	18	62	62		12	2	1	0						.194	.194	.258	.452	16
Bill Martin	38	65	65		12	0	0	0						.185	.185	.185	.369	12
Charles Meads	24	67	67		12	0	0	0						.179	.179	.179	.358	12
Claude Jackson	23	67	67		12	0	0	0						.179	.179	.179	.358	12
John Booker	24	81	81		12	1	0	0						.148	.148	.160	.309	13
Alfred Julian	14	54	54		11	2	0	0						.204	.204	.241	.444	13
Bill Stevens	16	55	55		8	0	0	1						.145	.145	.200	.345	11
Robert DeFeo	11	41	41		7	1	0	0						.171	.171	.195	.366	8
Stanley Anthony	23	67	67		7	0	0	1						.104	.104	.149	.254	10
Irwin Bryant	10	30	30		5	0	1	0						.167	.167	.233	.400	7
Ray Chandler	15	36	36		5	0	0	0						.139	.139	.139	.278	5
William Tisdale	14	47	47		5	1	0	0						.106	.106	.128	.234	6
Thomas Jones	16	23	23		4	0	0	0						.174	.174	.174	.348	4
Clyde Liedtke	12	16	16		1	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	1
Bob Harris	10	19	19		1	0	0	0						.053	.053	.053	.105	1
Totals	1146	3719	3719	0	893	128	34	35	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.321	.561	1194	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
Delma Maddox	P	34					.000
Bill Martin	P	25					.000
Claude Jackson	P	19					.000
Thomas Jones	P	15					.000
Clyde Liedtke	P	11					.000
Totals		114	0	0	0	0	.000

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.

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